An invisible crisis is brewing in US farm country as the overpumped Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer drains. The key drivers are federal farm subsidies and the tax code.
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If rolled out worldwide, our method could replace a quarter of all the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser used in agriculture.
Rural communities are dynamic and complex. Imposing innovations that don’t speak to the needs of these communities will inhibit rural development.
We must turn pledges into immediate action and restore our ecosystems on a global level.
AI, robots and other technologies could transform farming – for worse as well as for better.
Beyond the struggle for land and water, new triggers of conflict between farmers and herders have emerged in northern Nigeria.
Moving classes outside deserves serious consideration not only for better ventilation, but also to introduce more education devoted to learning on, from and with the land.
Downpours in eastern Australia this year have been good for crops and some dams. But when it comes to drought, Australia is not out of the woods yet.
The National Farmers’ Federation has called on the Morrison government to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emission by 2050.
New research suggests women farmers face significant challenges mostly due to stereotypes, sexism and women’s disproportionate responsibility for domestic and caregiving work.
Fires that burn the forest burn crops and pastures alike. But farmers in the eastern Amazon are left with few good options.
Although COVID-19 measures have had a negative impact on food supply in Nigeria, there are other factors responsible for the dramatic rise in food prices.
Millions of sacks of beans for export have been stuck in warehouses during the crisis.
Duckweed is the perfect space food: small, fast-growing and nutritious. By studying how light levels changed the production of radiation-fighting antioxidants, researchers made it even better.
The steep decline in biodiversity is worrying, especially as wild species are important for pollination and pest control.
Climate shocks and changing weather mean that farmers’ incomes are
It’s painfully clear nature is buckling under the weight of farming’s demands. There’s another way – but it involves accepting nature’s limits.
Farmer interviews offer a rich and detailed perspective on extreme weather and climate change.
Public money for public goods sounds great, but the reality could look very different.
Illegal hunters are damaging farm property, shooting at buildings and killing livestock. So why do farm trespass laws target animal activists?
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University
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Professor, Dept of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Emeritus Professor of Agroecology and Food Politics, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Notre Dame
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CGIAR
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne